SETI
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence to Get a Boost from This Colossal Radio Array in New Mexico
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) will soon be getting help from one of the world’s largest and most powerful radio telescope arrays, as scientists continue to scour the universe for evidence of extraterrestrials and their technologies.
The Mysterious Origin of Life on Earth and Other Planets One Step Closer to Being Solved
Research into which metals were present at the time life first formed on earth is shedding new light on the possible origin of life both here and potentially on other planets.
These Are the Top 5 Places and Times Humanity is Likely to Discover Extraterrestrial Life
Here are the Top Five places humanity is most likely to find signs of extraterrestrial life and when those discoveries could take place.
This Concerning Theory May Explain Why We Haven’t Found Evidence of Intelligent Alien Life
A team of researchers argues the "Great Filter" theory could offer a concerning explanation for why astronomers have yet to find evidence of intelligent alien life.
Solar Flares Might Actually Increase Habitability of Trappist-1 Exoplanets
A new study claims solar flares may actually make the planets in Trappist-1's habitability zone even more habitable than first thought. Teams using the James Webb Space Telescope are planning to search those same planets for chemical traces of extraterrestrial life, called 'biosignatures,' in their atmospheres.
Are Intelligent Extraterrestrials Hiding from Us? In Fact, it Might Be the Other Way Around
Could intelligent aliens be hiding from us? A new research paper asks if a unique astronomical phenomenon could effectively hide Earth from any friendly aliens' view.
Water on Mars? New Evidence for Liquid Water Beneath the Red Planet’s Polar Ice Caps
A brand new study significantly strengthens the case for lakes of liquid water beneath the polar ice caps of Mars.
Technologies of Interstellar Origin: Picking the “Fruits” of Intelligence
Finding the products of technological engines produced by intelligence from afar could inspire humans to focus on our ambitious future in space.
New Abiogenesis Theory Challenges This Widely-Accepted Argument About Alien Life On Earthlike Planets
Life on Earthlike planets could be more likely than one popular argument supposes, according to a theory outlined in a recent science paper.
Star Trek-Style Biofinder Could Be a Secret Weapon in the Search for ET
Researchers say their newly developed "Biofinder" tool could help astrobiologists in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Astronomers Just Discovered a Pair of New Potentially Habitable Planets
Scientists from the University of Birmingham say they have discovered a pair of potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system.
The Paradox of Fermi’s Paradox
“Where is everybody?” quipped Enrico Fermi, progenitor of the Fermi paradox. Now, Christopher Mellon examines an updated, similar concept he calls the “UAP paradox."
Extraterrestrial Intelligence: What is Our Rating on the Cosmic Dating Scene?
Avi Loeb shares his insights on the first Galileo Project conference and the scientific search for the relics left behind by extraterrestrial intelligence.
In the Hunt for Technosignatures, Researchers Now Say to Add Searches For Urban Lights on Alien Worlds
In the search for intelligent alien life, a research team now suggests looking for technosignatures that include urban lights on distant worlds.
Did China’s “Sky Eye” Radio Telescope Detect Alien Signals? Not So “FAST”
China's Sky Eye telescope recently detected a series of "suspicious" signals, but are they signs of intelligent life, or something else?
Scientists Want to Send A Message Across the Galaxy. Will ET Understand?
While some scientists worry about contacting ET, others doubt we’ll hear anything back (at least any time soon).
While some scientists worry about contacting ET, others doubt we’ll hear anything back (at least any time soon).
While some scientists worry about contacting ET, others doubt we’ll hear anything back (at least any time soon).